Experimental Design: Procedures for Behavioral Sciences (Psychology)

Actually prefer the 2e over the 3e for this subject. This 2e is well organized and clean.

As a doctoral student, I've had to read some really pedantic books on statistics, and believe me, there's plenty of those out there. Fortunately, this book is not one of them! Kirk uses a language that is pretty easy to understand and the logical explanations really help the reader grasp the concepts and applications of statistical techniques. However, there are some chapters (Chapter 3 on Multiple Comparisons, for example)... Read Full Review

This text is a great purchase for any student who will be designing and performing experiments as part of his or her own research. For example, a Ph.D. student in marketing who is studying consumer behavior should read this book. As a matter of fact, it would be a great "prep" book to read before showing up to a Ph.D. program (again, only if the research program will involve performing experiments).

I have used this book as a graduate student doing social science research. The editorial reviewers got it right; Kirk emphasizes logical explanation, although computational equations are presented in tandem. The book is so expensive because it's so thick and thorough. Everything's here. You won't have to buy a bunch of other books. Just about everything to do with ANOVA and modeling is in here. A good resource.